Gladys Knight & Pips - Friendship Train

The stereo version on Motown Year By Year 1969 (1995) is currently listed as "LP version", but should be "neither LP nor 45 version".

The Year By Yearversion has Gladys singing the word "well" six times from 0:26 to 0:33. The LP version doesn't have any vocals from 0:26 to 0:33.

There may be other differences as well. I didn't check all that carefully after I found the 0:26-0:33 difference.

The Motown Year By Year series has had a few previously unreleased mixes, which is interesting for collectors, but not so helpful if you're trying to find the hit versions.

Great catch, Ron.

It seems those seemingly great Year By Year CDs contained an
"odd/unique" version here and there. The thing is, I never noticed the
difference until I read your post today. It sounds like they did a stereo mix of
the 45, but as you, I didn't check the entire song.

Of note, the quad version of Jackson 5 - ABC is on the 1970 volume.

"Train" first appeared in on a (stereo) LP in early 1970 on "Greatest Hits", so
seems like it's one of those instances where when they did the stereo after
the 45 was a hit (although not that long after...), they didn't match the 45.

"Gold" CD contains the original stereo version.

https://www.discogs.com/release/9334754-Gladys-Knight-The-Pi ps-Gold

For some strange reason, I can't post the link without it having a blank
inserted. Remove it, and you'll get to the CD.

Edited by davidclark

good to know....